Laughing Bird Caye National Park, Placencia

We had a truly lovely day snorkeling here. For our tour we sailed about 30 minutes from Placencia to the small island that is a part of Laughing Bird National Park. The rangers there gave us an overview of the park and the rules and we were off snorkeling. It was beautiful and peaceful and we had a chance to see Brain Coral, Fan Coral, and so much marine life from sea cucumbers to sea urchins. Despite it being the "rainy season" the water was beautiful and the weather could not have been clearer. It was really breathtaking.

Best place we have gone scuba diving. Saw many tropical fish, an eagle ray, sting rays, huge lobsters! I'm sure there is great footage on my GoPro, I haven't looked yet. We went with Go Sea tours, our dive guide Brian was fantastic. I would definitely return for more dives!

Nice caye located about 30 minutes off the coast of Belize. Many local snorkel operators take tours to this caye, known for good snorkeling, and a rest stop for a nice picnic lunch on the beach. They also have (non-flushing) toilets here.

Amazing island where you can snorkel and swim around Laughing Bird Caye to see part of the Belize coral reef. Laughing Bird Caye is off the coast of Placencia and is a protected National Park which you can visit during the day. You can also see the Pelicans fly and dive into the sea. Very peaceful and a place to spend a day relaxing.

Great snorkeling at this spot. The park rangers live out here which is incredible because it's so isolated. They also have Coral nurseries and part of the island is a bird sanctuary. The rangers were super nice, inviting and provided some great education about the reefs. You can bring out drinks & food to grill and hang out as long as you want